Lessons from Jazz/World to 20 Century Classical Music Harmony Rhythm and Theory
Category: Jazz fusion guitar music theory lessons, guitar technique and improvisation.
How to improvise over altered dominant chords. How to employ chromatic jazz and fusion harmony. Apply twentieth century classical composition techniques to modern jazz music and improv. How to exploit modes of the major. minor and diminished scales. Lesson in alternate picking guitar techniques as used by John Mclaughlin and Al di Meola. How to do metal rock and all styles of alternate picking on the guitar. Plectrum pick technique for electric and acoustic guitarists. alternate guitar style of picking lessons.
The first bar uses the A Harmonic Minor Scale over the Dm7b5 chord. John employs 4 note groupings [“Tetrachords”] to create a quick rhythmic alternate picking drive.
John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks
The 2nd bar uses the C minor Pentatonic scale: Notice how the F to E [from the previous bar] fall by 1/2 steps to the Eb creating a smooth connection.
John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks
In the 2nd example notice how to final two beats employ the C melodic “Jazz” minor scale.
John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks
John Mclaughlin: iim7b5, V7+, I Maj7, Harmonic, Melodic, minor: Lick 1
John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks
John Mclaughlin: iim7b5, V7+, I Maj7, Harmonic, Melodic, minor: Lick 2
John Mclaughlin 2 5 1 Harmonic minor altDom alternate picking guitar Licks
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This is a repeated alternate picking pattern starting on a down stroke.
It consists of rhythmic sextuplets. These can be counted as triplets or as Konokol Ta ki ta Ta ki ta.
How to Play “Frevo” intro by Guitar Trio John Mclaughlin and Paco De Lucia Guitar Lesson
It is essential to accent the first note of each 6 note grouping in order to get “Rhythmical” picking patterns.
How to Play “Frevo” intro by Guitar Trio John Mclaughlin and Paco De Lucia Guitar Lesson
After crossing the first two strings the pattern is repetitive
How to Play “Frevo” intro by Guitar Trio John Mclaughlin and Paco De Lucia Guitar Lesson
Below, is the whole intro starting on a “Down” stroke for strict alternate picking
How to Play “Frevo” intro by Guitar Trio John Mclaughlin and Paco De Lucia Guitar LessonFriday Night in San Francisco by Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía
